Alabama thread!

i've seen some of your photos! hope recovery is going ok! what would it cost you to make/sell them?

 

i dont know honestly i havent gotten that far into measuring everything out and seing how i could build them to where i dont lose a factory tie down point, which happens with the total chaos kit... that was one of the complaints about folks who bought them.... but i do want to add them as a buddy of mine actually had his bed rails get split and cracked after his last trip.... he is tacomasaurus rex on IG.... my concern is that the bed is supposed to flex that is part of the design from toyota, when we add bed racks or bed covers and wheel with them we are eliminating the flex or at least stiffening it in certain spots so it cracks where it can flex meets up with the stiffened point and the sheetmetal fails.... my concern is what happens when you eliminate that flex in the rear of the bed as well.... your an engineer. what are your thoughts?

 

well, I've seen some post that they get gaps or splitting in their bed even without the weight of a shell or rack, which leads me to believe it happens from the bed flex no matter what. my thought is that adding the stiffeners is somewhat like making the bed a structural "box" by tying the bedsides into the bottom of the bed, similar to how the front of the bed is. a tailgate provides nearly zero structural support sort of like a door on a house, the frame adds the support. I've got to believe that if the front of the bed that is structurally sound has no issues then why would the rear of the bed if it was structurally stronger as well? hope that makes sense...

 

that makes perfect sense to me honestly I do not have the answer to that question, i just am curious is all. i spent some time talking with one of the engineers from total chaos at expo and he was very informative and their new bent boxed lower control arms are sick! from an engineering standpoint they are awesome and elimnate so many fail points they give placement for a second bypass shock as well as retaining all factory mounting locations as well as replacing the stud ball joint with a welded in uniball. they offer the stock width so no long travel kit is necessary. couple that with a spindle gusset kit and it would be hard pressed to get me to go to a solid axle up in the front. especially in my daily driver. truly honestly if it weren't for the $1800 price tag i would already own them... that being said since i went down a wormhole i am sure that total chaos with their designers and engineers and faricators did all the homework that i am curious about. i just wish that it wouldnt replace the factory tie down..

 

I love their LCAs! They are SO expensive though, I can't stomach that price...right now...

 

@dcoursler do you mean you lose the factory tie down spot at the bottom where the little D ring is?

 

yes that is exactly what i meant

 

@dcoursler check this out.

 

Hey y'all, if anyone in T-town wants to take over my winch re-build project, I'm offloading for just the cost of what I've put in it so far! Not trying to make any money off of it, just want it to go to someone who'll actually use it.

Winch is a Warn M8000


https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/warn-m8000-100-or-fair-trades.457715/

 

Oh crap

 

That's better. Thanks to @mojavejohn for the mounts, lightbar, and many pm's because I was afraid of cutting some plastic pieces on my truck. I've never modded anything , much less a 34k truck. also, thanks to @CaliRaisedLed for several emails and a phone call to make sure I got the wiring right.

 

Looks good man!

 

Thanks. Girls got home and we went to some powerline trails just to see the throw. I'm happy

 

I really shouldn't have even posted the picture because it doesn't show close to how good it is . now all I need is a lift, tires, wheels, sso bumper, winch, ditch lights, prinsu rack w/ lightbar. I'll think of something else in a bit. this "34k" truck is getting expensive . Sure hope my girls get scholarships... or rich husbands

 

You have caught the bug!!

 

Oh yeah. you don't even know . Haven't fished in 15 years, all my crap got stolen , and I'm talking about getting a kayak. Might even go hunting ! not into it but I would love the meat and I have a truck to haul the deer!

 

I got my Wet Okole Seat Covers installed last night, Black with Cobalt Blue Piping. Took a little over an hour and a half to install.

 

Looks great love that blue on them

 

thank you! you could say I'm "partial" to blue on my truck....